Halloween 2016 showcase

It's time for another showcase, and this time blood will be spilt! Darkness has undoubtedly descended on Restaurant Story as players all around the world celebrate Halloween with style. This is one of those events that really brings the best out of the players on the creativity front, and today I'm proud to present a tour of some of the extraordinary feats of design my neighbours have conjured up for the occasion.

We have five seasoned participants who have each pulled out all the stops to make this the scariest Halloween ever, and after you see their amazing efforts I think you'll agree...

This odyssey begins with a trip to the Ali Cat Cafe for the fourth time in a showcase.

Ali Cat Cafe

Halloween makeover at The Garlic Tree

It;s Halloween weekend and around the Restaurant Story community there are interiors ravaged by thick spider webs and exteriors infested with rotting pumpkins. My diner, The Garlic Tree, is no different. However there's more to worry about at my place than just a few crumbling graves...

Usually these tours of my place start in the foyer and work their way around serenely, but on this occasion we have been asked by the staff to congregate in the drawing room.

Drawing room at The Garlic Tree

The plan was for Action Chef Lee and Manager Phoebe to spend a quality evening hosting a dinner party with a murder mystery theme. The decor suggests a fancy night was in the works, with the Steampunk Couch, Steampunk Globe and Bronze Telescope all oozing class.

Game update: 26/10/16

Halloween is just five days away now, so it's time to put the finishing touches to your spooky decor.

Notification for Classy Halloween box

Given that it was four weeks since our last box, it was no surprise to find a notification for the Classy Halloween crate upon opening the game this evening. Coming with a 24 gem asking price, tapping this box will result in one of eight possible prizes being awarded, with several tiers of rarity and variety in the quality of content.

Halloween 2016 goals content report

Last Wednesday saw a significant day in the Restaurant Story year, with Halloween goals being released. There's no doubt that alongside Christmas, Halloween is the most popular theme on the calendar, so naturally there were high expectations around the community.

The structure of the goals matched that which we saw for September's Autumn themed set and August's laboratory themed set. I thought I'd be saying that was a good thing given that I was originally pleased to see the change, but in truth I'm already growing tired of this reworked format.

That's because the format is very much set in stone. The requirements in each goal are generally the same each time, and the order of proceedings remains unchanged with each quest too. For instance, the opening goal of all three new style goal sets has called for the purchase of a 30,000 coin appliance which doesn't require construction, the preparation of a 1 hour recipe on said appliance, and the purchase of five wallpapers. The same pattern persists throughout the various steps.

Halloween 2016 goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Thursday 17th November 2016.

Halloween has hit Restaurant Story! We're dusting on the cobwebs with a new set of goals which came with the most recent update.

There are three floor decorations which are only available by completing the numerous steps of the quest, as well as an appliance and five recipes. Not to worry though - you've got 30 days to complete the lot, meaning that the expected end date is Thursday 17th November.

Here is the complete list of steps for 'Wicked Halloween':

• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3
• Step 4
• Step 5
• Step 6
• Step 7
• Sidestep A: Fellow Queens
• Sidestep B: Bad Apples

Game update: 19/10/16

The October goals week has rolled around, and that can mean only one thing...

Introduction to 'Wicked Halloween' goals

Technically Halloween landed in Restaurant Story a fortnight ago with that incredible sale, but there's a more formal and official feel to it all when the quest finally drops, and today's the day!

As usual most of the content in the update can be purchased right away (from level 12 in this case), but to access the three floor decorations you'll need to work through the goals - details specific to those can be found in a dedicated post here. In the mean time, here's the lowdown on the Halloween additions:

The art of parts

I'm overdue a breakdown of the appliance parts which are in and out of fashion, so here's a bonus post addressing that!

First up a brief summary of the findings when I last poured over the numbers in February. That occasion was the first in which a new part with every cooker was the norm, and it meant only a small pool of parts featured more than once. However they did so heavily, with the Mallet popping up on more than half of all new appliances. The Iron Press and Brass Diverter were also in high demand, making these three the unofficially most useful part to gift.

But that was then, and this is now. The following analysis takes in every new appliance introduced since the start of March this year, and so accounts for over seven months of data. Note that any re-released appliances (such as those included as part of the Halloween goals re-release recently) are not included - we're looking purely at completely new appliances.

Suggestions Box (Oct 2016)

Every month I list five things I'd like to see added, altered or abolished from the game. Because even though my long time of playing Restaurant Story clearly shows I love it, that doesn't mean it's perfect. Some of the ideas I'll air will be significant game changers while others will be low-key and irrelevant in the eyes of many of you readers.

You can share your own suggestions too via the comments. If I like them, I may even include them in the next instalment!

In no particular order, here are this month's entries...

Game update: 12/10/16

Question: what is the most important meal of the day?

Notification for breakfast themed update

Answer: breakfast, especially when it come with pancakes!

This week's theme is indeed breakfast themed, with some particular focus on pancakes. There's a range of new content to celebrate what many would describe as the best meal of the day (not me, I'm more of a stay in bed until lunchtime kind of guy!) Everything is unlocked at level 26, so without any further ado here's the complete list of additions:

Tables:

• Pancake House Table - 6 gems

RS2 News (Oct 2016)

Now that we're into October, another Restaurant Story 2 round-up is due. Since my last update, there's not been the variety of events we'd all like, but with a cruise and some stamp collecting opportunities, it hasn't been all quiet in the sequel game.

It's with the wedding cruise event we begin.

Main page of wedding cruise event

Game update: 05/10/16

Up, up and away! The sky is awash with hot air balloons this week, and there's a hint of something sinister in the air too...

Notification for hot air balloon themed update

Colour is the order of the day with these hot air balloons, but before we climb in over the basket a list of all the brand new additions is a must. So here it is, with everything unlocked at level 25:

Tables:

• Hot Air Balloon Table - 5 gems

Harvest time and school time

After a couple of weeks of silence, I've returned! While I was away sunning myself there were two weekly updates, with the first bringing a goal set and the second a box. It may be a little late in the day, but I have put together a goals post for the quest, with that providing a step-by-step guide to completing the challenge. Meanwhile this post provides a summary of both updates, including recipe analysis and a box distribution list. Strap in!

So on Wednesday 21st September we received those goals, with Autumn getting it's first coverage in the game in 2016.

Introduction to Autumn 2016 goals

Autumn 2016 goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Thursday 30th October 2016.

Back on Wednesday 21st September a new set of goals came our way with an Autumn themed update.

From that update there were three floor decorations, an appliance and five recipes which could only be unlocked by working through the many steps of the quest. With 30 days on the clock, these goals are expected to vanish for good on Thursday 30th October 2016.

Here is the complete list of steps for 'A Healthy Harvest':

• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3
• Step 4
• Step 5
• Step 6
• Step 7
• Sidestep A: No Glove, No Garden
• Sidestep B: Room to Grow